Stumble It!
To all my fellow Carlow University MFA Writing classmates who are on their way to Ireland:
1) Be especially kind to Victoria, who has gone to extraordinary lengths to fulfill this residency requirement. She hasn't had the easiest winter either, so treat her with extra care. Have fun, Victoria! I wish I could be there for your last reading.
2) Julie: I don’t know who is going to entertain you in my absence, but I trust you’ll find someone.
3) To a special friend (and you know who you are): I encourage you to kiss as many Irishmen as you can find, and kiss them with wild abandon, whether they are ceiligh revelers or Joyce scholars, it matters not. They all adore you. Just be sure to email me the details.
4) To all the Pens fans trapped in the jet, flying overseas during game 7: Whenever I am able, I will email Brenda score updates as they occur and final scores of every period.
5) To James Heaney, who calls out, “Is everybody here?” before he tells Basil to close the bus doors and drive off: Maybe it’s time to actually count heads or ask folks to make sure their seat-partner is there. Not everyone forgives as easily as I.
6) Regarding 7 Oaks breakfasts: Please, please remember me during one of those special moments when you’re feasting on smooth, thick porridge, soaked in cream and brown sugar, with a pat of butter melting on the top.
7) To the Creative Nonfiction group : I’m so envious that while I’m sitting this one out, you get Carlo Gebler as your mentor. You lucks! Knock his socks off! I will think of you every day.
8) Emme: Please check your email often, and write me!
9) If you get bored during any of the seminars, don’t waste your time just falling asleep. Look out the window through the trees at the kelly-green hills and lush meadows, dotted with grazing sheep, bless the beauty, and then fall asleep. But make sure someone is blocking you, so Ellie doesn't see.
Have a wonderful time!
Hugs from Louise 
Comments